Negation

The negative word goes right before what it negates, and nothing else in the sentence changes. There's no helper like English do. The word you choose depends on what follows: ไม่ negates verbs and adjectives, while a noun usually needs ไม่ใช่, “is not”.

• ผมpǒmIไม่mâinotกินgineatเนื้อnʉ́ameat

  I don't eat meat.

  A useful sentence for vegetarians from the first day. เนื้อ often means beef in particular.

• ขอkɔ̌ɔmay I haveไม่mâinotเผ็ดpètspicyครับkráppolite particle

  Not spicy, please.

• ผมpǒmIไม่ใช่mâi-châiam notคนไทยkon-taiThai person

  I'm not Thai.

• อย่าyàadon'tใส่sàiput inพริกpríkchilli

  Don't put chilli in.